Elkis Surname

887,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 303 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Elkis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel1681:50,9386,690
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Russia291:4,969,761222,297
Brazil281:7,645,512174,288
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Elkis (1,360) may also be a first name.

Elkis Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Elkis Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Elkis (Russian: Элькис) occurs more in Israel more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 887,624th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 24,051,307 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Elkis reside; 55 percent reside in West Asia and 55 percent reside in Judeo-West Asia. Elkis is also the 212,591st most widely held forename globally It is held by 1,360 people.

The last name Elkis is most prevalent in Israel, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 50,938. In Israel it is mostly found in: Northern District, where 79 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 12 percent are found and Central District, where 5 percent are found. Other than Israel Elkis exists in 11 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent are found and Russia, where 10 percent are found.

Elkis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Elkis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Elkis last name rose 700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Elkis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Elkis last name are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered to vote for the party.

Elkis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.07% more than the national average, earning $54,828 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elkiss9141/
Elkies9141/
Elkish9135/
Yelkis919/
Ellkis912/
Elkise911/
Eelkis911/
El'kis911/
Gelkis911/
Elkisch8335/
Elkiess8311/
Elkaiss832/
Elkaise831/
Helkies830/
Ellkies830/
Elkes80645/
Alkis80304/
Olkis8075/
Elkys809/
Ilkis801/
Helkoist771/
Elkess73465/
Elkest73216/
Olkisz7368/
Gilkis7340/
Halkis7337/
Alkais7326/
Eilkes7322/
Jelkes7322/
Gelcis7316/
Olkies7310/
Ehlkes738/
Alkois738/
Elkays736/
Elkesd734/
Elkeus733/
Elkees733/
Helkes733/
Oelkes732/
Alkish732/
Alkeis732/
Holkis732/
Ailkis731/
Elchis731/
Yelkes731/
Elquis731/
Eelkes731/
Yilkis731/
Yoellkuis711/
Elquist67186/
Alkaiss6714/
Yelkich677/
Halkais675/
Oelkess673/
Elkeesh671/
Elkaich671/
Alkiesh671/
Alkaish671/
Halkiss671/
Elkayse671/
Elquais671/

Elkis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkis in the Russian language
Элькисelkis-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Elkis
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